It's the most wonderful time of the year, O's fans! MASN is hosting its first Social Media Weekend of the 2014 baseball season at Camden Yards on May 23-25. All weekend long, we'll be on-site, celebrating our social media followers and rewarding those fans for their loyalty. Hopefully, you're one of them! We'll kick things off with Adam Jones on Friday afternoon for his second live chat of the season. Jones will be fielding fan questions live on the front page of MASNsports.com, so be...

The Maryland Lottery has released its first-ever Baltimore Orioles branded scratch-off, with 15 chances on each ticket to win cash prizes! There are more than $11.5 million in total cash prizes, and you have chances to grab the top prize of $60,000. However, the opportunities to win don't end there. The Maryland Lottery is also giving baseball fans chances to snag some of the best prizes that the game can offer in its second-chance contest. These prizes include trips to Wrigley Field to...

Left-hander Sammy Solis is making progress following his first pro start of the season Friday for Single-A Hagerstown Suns. His next start is Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for Single-A Potomac, a club source confirmed. Solis went six innings, allowing only four hits, no runs, no walks and struck out seven batters to notch the victory last week for the Suns. The 6-foot-5 southpaw had been transferred to Double-A Harrisburg Senators. He worked out with the team the past couple of days. Solis had...

Even if you're not a hardcore sports fan, chances are pretty high that you've seen a "This is SportsCenter" ad because, frankly, they are hilarious. We have seen Rafael Nadal, Rickie Fowler, Rajon Rondo and other athlete make appearances in the spots. The latest star to make an appearance? The Nationals' Stephen Strasburg. We won't give the whole commercial away, but we'll let you know that it involves glazed turkey tenderloins. Watch it for yourself below!

Why should Bryce Harper have all the fun? ESPN today unveiled a new "This is SportsCenter" commercial featuring Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg. Like most of the network's spots, it has a humorous bent, placing usually stoic Strasburg in the ESPN cafeteria while anchor Bram Weinstein rifles through the refrigerator searching for his Lean Cuisine. What happened to Weinstein's glazed turkey tenderloins (words I never thought I would type when I got into this crazy business back in the...

Manager: Bryan Price, first year Record: 19-23 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 1B Joey Votto (.257/.410/.449, 6 HR, 12 RBIs); 3B Todd Frazier (.258/.327/.470, 7 HR, 21 RBIs); RHP Johnny Cueto (4-2, 1.25 ERA, 0.71 WHIP); RHP Alfredo Simon (5-2, 2.45 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 3-4, 36 runs scored, 27 runs allowed Pitching probables May 19: Mike Leake vs. Stephen Strasburg, 7 p.m., MASN HD May 20: Johnny Cueto vs. Doug Fister, 7 p.m., MASN HD May 21: Alfredo Simon vs. Tanner...

In my on-field interview with Wilson Ramos after yesterday's Nationals win, I asked the Nationals catcher what's been the key to Drew Storen getting off to such a strong start to the 2014 season. Storen has a 1.26 ERA through 17 outings this year, and he's allowed just eight baserunners in his 14 1/3 innings, with 15 strikeouts. Ramos noted that Storen's changeup has been a big factor in his effectiveness, saying that Storen has been throwing the pitch much more than in the past, and that...

Another week, another key injury for the Nationals. This time it's Gio Gonzalez, who landed on the disabled list of for the first time in his seven-year career after being knocked around for a second straight start. If you're keeping score at home, that makes eight members of the opening day roster who have been sidelined at some point this season, including two from the starting rotation. The prognosis for Gonzalez seems good, but there is still some cause for concern because once again, the...

We have reached that point in the season where you can start to analyze statistics and make an evaluation of how a player's year is going. I thought it would be fun to take a look at some former Orioles who have moved on. Let's start with fan favorite Mark Reynolds, who is taking his hacks with the Milwaukee Brewers in a platoon at first base. Reynolds has played in 34 of the Brewers' 44 games this season and even made a few appearances at third. He's offensive numbers are about what you...

The Orioles scored six runs yesterday at Kansas City. But until Adam Jones hit a three-run homer with his team down by five in the ninth, the Orioles were on their way to scoring three runs or less for the 13th time in the last 21 games. In my opinion, the Orioles' lack of offense through 42 games is the biggest mystery of this season. It can't all be put on a lack of walks and on-base capability because last year's team ranked 10th in OBP and 14th in the American League in walks, but tied...